S.L. 653.2 Art. 43verification of the Protocol, of the reporting on (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) 44. The the Executive components Protocol. Protocol and Executive Parties of any 45. The matters shall (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 46. All transmitted notifications 47. With and Organization, accounting of Monitoring accorded to all 48. T

The functions of the Technical Secretariat with regard to compliance with this Treaty shall, in accordance with Article IV and include inter alia:

(a) Being responsible for supervising and coordinating the operation International Monitoring System;

(b) Operating the International Data Centre;

(c) Routinely receiving, processing, analysing and International Monitoring System data; Providing technical assistance in, and support for, the installation and operation of monitoring stations; Assisting the Executive Council in facilitating consultation and clarification among States Parties; Receiving requests for on-site inspections and processing them, facilitating Executive Council consideration of such requests, carrying out the preparations for, and providing technical support during, the conduct of on-site inspections, and reporting to the Executive Council; Negotiating agreements or arrangements with States Parties, other States and international organizations and concluding, subject to prior approval by the Executive Council, any such agreements or arrangements relating to verification activities with States Parties or other States; and Assisting the States Parties through their National Authorities on other issues of verification under this Treaty. Technical Secretariat shall develop and maintain, subject to approval by Council, operational manuals to guide the operation of the various of the verification regime, in accordance with Article IV and the These manuals shall not constitute integral parts of this Treaty or the may be changed by the Technical Secretariat subject to approval by the Council. The Technical Secretariat shall promptly inform the States changes in the operational manuals.

functions of the Technical Secretariat with respect to administrative include:

Preparing and submitting to the Executive Council the draft programme and budget of the Organization; Preparing and submitting to the Executive Council the draft report of the Organization on the implementation of this Treaty and such other reports as the Conference or the Executive Council may request; Providing administrative and technical support to the Conference, the Executive Council and other subsidiary organs; Addressing and receiving communications on behalf of the Organization relating to the implementation of this Treaty; and Carrying out the administrative responsibilities related to any agreements between the Organization and other international organizations.

requests and notifications by States Parties to the Organization shall be through their National Authorities to the Director-General. Requests and shall be in one of the official languages of this Treaty. In response the Director-General shall use the language of the transmitted request or notification. respect to the responsibilities of the Technical Secretariat for preparing submitting to the Executive Council the draft programme and budget of the the Technical Secretariat shall determine and maintain a clear all costs for each facility established as part of the International System. Similar treatment in the draft programme and budget shall be other activities of the Organization.

Technical Secretariat shall promptly inform the Executive Council of any problems that have arisen with regard to the discharge of its functions come to its notice in the performance of its activities and that it has resolve through consultations with the State Party concerned.